Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
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Llanfairfechan, Conwy, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llanfairfechan, Conwy, designated on 14 April 1992.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 14 April 1992
- Locality
- Llanfairfechan
- Community
- Llanfairfechan
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.25283, -3.97345
- Cadw reference
- 3541
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1883 map "Watershed map England, Wales 3." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 106 Bangor (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 106 Bangor (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
History
Built c1932. By North & Padmore, Architects, of Llanfairfechan. (Herbert Luck North (1871 1941) outstanding Arts and Crafts architect of his age in Wales, and P M Padmore
(b 1896) ).
The Close was laid out and developed between 1899 and 1945. The almost unaltered buildings (in materials making reference to local vernacular building styles), and the lay out of The Close, form a textbook example of a group of quality Arts & Crafts style domestic architecture unique in Wales.
Exterior
Two storey house. Rough cast render (now painted white). Roof laid in graded courses of small mainly grey slates from Gallt y Llan quarry, Snowdon. Broad chimney stack in red brown brick.
Compact plan with cross gable facing NW; upper floor has single 3 light small pane casement window; ground floor has 3 light window to L and 2 light window to R. To R of gable, roof sweeps down to ground floor level over porch; French windows and door at right angles. Elevation to lane (SW) has 3 light window to each floor. Rear of cross gable (SE) has 3 light window on upper floor and semi hexagonal ground floor bay with hipped slated roof.
Facing lane at rear of The Close is garage with roof of graded courses of slates and rendered walls.
Reason for designation
Group value with other buildings in The Close and its vicinity.
Nearby in the register
- No.1 Bryn HaulDomesticunder 1 mi
- Bryn HaulDomesticunder 1 mi
- Maes AledDomesticunder 1 mi
- HilcroftDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.